The new bands will also be used for purchasing food and drinks, meaning concert promoters will know how many drinks we buy, what we’re drinking and what time we come and go. “El Pajaro” (name changed to protect his identity) has attended nearly all the concerts and festivals this side of the shore for a decade by “creating” his own tickets. Ticket fraud prevention will be the downfall of his free concert going, but he’s also concerned about the Big Brother-type controls, à la George Orwell’s 1984.
While bands like Muse support the new technology to prevent online scamming, the system benefits the concert organizers since if you’re unable to attend the concert, with no resale possible, you lose your ticket and hard-earned cash, just like an airline ticket.
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